The Marriage Of Opposites by Alice Hoffman- 384 pages Book Blurb: Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel’s mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has...
Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner- 400 pages ARC courtesy of Netgalley Book Blurb: Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett OโHara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllisterโs vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her...
We Never Asked For Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh- 320 pages Book Blurb: For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her childrenโAlex, now fifteen, and Luna, sixโin their tiny apartment on a...
The Devil In Jerusalem by Naomi Ragen- 304 pages Book Blurb: Two brothers are admitted to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital with horrific injuries. Their mother, a young American, devoutly recites Psalms at the bedside, refusing to answer any questions. Brought in...
The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian- 336 pages ARC courtesy of NetGalley Book Blurb: When Kristin Chapman agrees to let her husband, Richard, host his brotherโs bachelor party, she expects a certain amount of debauchery. She brings their young daughter to Manhattan for...
House Of Thieves by Charles Belfoure – 432 pages Book Blurb: In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldnโt have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Crossโs son racks up an...
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control โ from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. I... read more
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldnโt stomach the idea that everyone in the world would find out their relative life span. The whole idea of this scared me but when my book club chose to read it, I dug in with enthusiasm.Iโm so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. Itโs told by a cast of eight characters who are deeply affected by the strings they received. The length of the string parallels the length of your life. All the characters are struggling with their results because even if he or she gets a long string, there will still be people they know will be gone soon.How the world at large handles the strings was so well done. People are switching boxes hoping it could change their destiny. Support groups are offered. Protests occur. The world is in a very different place. Much of this book made me think about the differences between fate and destiny. This story offers many intertwined connections between the characters that makes for a powerful and meaningful ending. Iโm so looking forward to whatโs next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow ๐ Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader #bookclubpick #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less